The Razor-billed Curassow is a species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found throughout a large part of the Amazon Rainforest, though largely restricted to regions south of the Amazon River.
Similar species: Landfowl
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Dec 1, 2022. Captured Nov 14, 2022 09:38 in 6J82+9P Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia.
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As we were making our way down the channel, we saw them fly across the water and instantly lost our minds! We landed some 30 meters upstream of where we'd seen them land, and stealthily walked in a great semi-circle, trying to anticipate the direction of their movement. I say we, but all credit goes to my guide Otto, I never would have gotten it right!
And sure enough, after a couple minutes, he spotted one bird in a tree! It was quite wary but seemed reluctant to move too far, acting as sentinel while its unseen mate foraged nearby. We managed a few decent shots and then let him be, as we heard another target bird singing nearby. We had no luck with the other bird, but suddenly Otto tapped my shoulder and pointed upwards. Somehow, the curassow had moved to another tree without us noticing, and we'd ended up right below him! He allowed us a few more photos, and then flew back across the river, signaling the end of a very exciting encuonter/photo session! Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
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